5:21 PM,
Dec. 9, 2012

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At 41, British composer Thomas Ades has been an important figure since he was in his mid 20s, when his brashly original, tricksterish scores made him a celebrity as the latest savior of English music.

Ades survived the early hype and requisite backlash and continued to mature. The Metropolitan Opera's high-profile production this fall of his ballyhooed 2004 opera "The Tempest" put an exclamation point on his reputation and the degree to which he has largely made good on his early promise.